- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 30, 1954 |
Time: | 0918 |
Location: | Near Calcutta, India |
Operator: | Darbhanga Aviation |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK |
Registration: | VT-DEM |
cn / ln: | 13792 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:8 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:3 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft tried to return to the airport after the No. 1 engine failed on takeoff but was unable to maintain airspeed, stalled and crashed into a tree. Delay in feathering the No. 1 engine after failure. Improper emergency procedural errors by the pilot. |
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